With Joe Biden and Kamala Harris to the front, the Democrats managed to remove the president Donald Trump of the White House, but said electoral daring of 81. 2 million votes will face their biggest challenge this 2021: defeat the shadow of Trumpism in government.
President-elect Biden’s main campaign slogan refers to the spirit of America, how to “heal your soul,” but The Democrat must find the “perfect cure” and show that he will also govern for the supporters of President Trump, who achieved 74. 2 million votes, a record for Republicans.
On Thanksgiving, Biden made a analogy between the coronavirus pandemic and the political and social situation in the country: “We must remember that we are at war against u No virus, not between us ”. He has not put that speech aside, but as of 20 January must make it effective.
“Unquestionably it must be a government for everyone, even for these people who have been double deceived by Mr. Trump… President Biden’s challenge will be to govern for all ”, explained the academic Carlos Aguasaco, associate professor of the Division of Interdisciplinary Studies from the City College of New York. “He will have to convince Americans that it is possible to return to a policy in which compromises are made, a policy that exchanges positions, arguments and brings people together.”
The action window of the Democratic duo is wide, considering that the 83% of Americans are dissatisfied with how things are currently in the country, according to the recent poll by Gallup .
These numbers largely reflect the failure of the Trump administration, who sold political illusions as greatness to the detriment of minority groups.
“Here is a portion of the population that has been the victim of Mr. Trump and his friends, of his henchmen, but he has managed to get them to support them by blaming immigrants and people of color, even the women of his failure ”, Aguasaco says.
The defeat Unacceptable ote
President Trump has lost every battle in court over his accusation of “electoral fraud”, because he has no evidence to prove it. The Supreme Court slammed the door by rejecting the petition of the Texas Attorney General, Ken Paxton, on blocking the Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania and trials Wisconsin, a similar argument from the president’s defense team, led by Rudy Giuliani .
Despite the defeats, the Republican still considers Biden to be a “fake president.” He did it through Twitter, his favorite channel to express himself freely, sparking controversy over the claims of a supposed “young general” deployed in Afghanistan, who would have told him that in that country the democratic process is better than that of the United States.
“Ours, with its millions and millions of corrupt mail ballots, was the choice of a third world country. Fake president! ”, he said. Again he did not submit evidence.
A young military man working in Afghanistan told me that elections in Afghanistan are far more secure and much better run than the USA’s 2020 Election. Ours, with its millions and millions of corrupt Mail-In Ballots, was the election of a third world country. Fake President!
– Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 26, 2020
Professor Aguasaco, an expert in cultural studies, populism and popular culture and transition discourses, notes that President Trump has political capital that sustains through the media or social networks.
“What he is looking for now is to stay in the center of media attention, which is where he it has its social capital, its cultural capital ”, he explained. “What is coming now is someone who will try to be a shadow president, that is, someone who will counterpoint to Biden’s presidency.”
In November, the portal Page Six revealed that President Trump has millionaire offers to write books and stay in the media. If it materializes, this counterpoint that Professor Aguasaco talks about will complicate the communication of the new administration.
“Throughout the process of Trump’s candidacy for the presidency he has been characterized by having an addiction, he seems addicted to attention,” said the expert.
Although the Republican leader in the Senate, Mitch McConnell (Kentucky), already recognized the triumph of the Biden-Harris duo and called on his colleagues to avoid challenging the voters’ decision, in the House of Representatives it is still expected that President Trump’s allies echo his accusations of “fraud” and try challenge to the Electoral College , which confirmed the 306 votes for Democrat.
Rebuilding the US
During his administration, President Trump devoted himself mainly to entity to dismantle the actions of the president Barack Obama , including the intention to disappear the Obamacare , the dismantling of policies against climate change, the implementation of more than 400 migratory changes, among others.
Professor Aguasaco explains that President-elect Biden will take months or perhaps years to achieve changes.
“The changes will not be soon, because it is always easier to destroy than to build and it is always easier to hurt than to heal, the The process will be slow and that will require a high dose of patience ”, acknowledged the expert. “The disease goes away, but we have the consequences.”
Biden’s plan is called “Rebuild better.” During his campaign, the Democrat promised priority to those most disadvantaged and affected by the coronavirus pandemic, including the Latino and black communities.
“Latinos have been undermined by the President (Donald) Trump… Vice President Biden’s plan has a comprehensive approach, to provide them with more opportunities, such as in education, ”a Democratic campaign official told this newspaper in August, prior to the presentation of the plan that includes economic strategies and for Latino businesses and a special boost in education.
The challenge in Congress
“My party is self-destructing at the Trump Altar. Republican elected officials, party leaders, and voters must recognize how detrimental this is to the party’s long-term prospects, ”he wrote in The Washington Post Benjamin L. Ginsberg , who worked as an electoral lawyer during 38 years with the Republicans.
Some Republicans have figured it out, as McConnell mentioned, but President-elect Biden has a new challenge before the election in Georgia, where it will be decided who will control the Senate. The advancement of his agenda will depend on it.
“The best scenario for Biden would be for both Georgia senators to be Democrats, in such a way that the Senate will remain 50 and 50 and Vice President Harris will take the deciding vote ”, explains Aguasaco.
He added that, if the Democrats prevail with the majority, even if it is minimal, the Republicans would have a “golden opportunity” to recover the confidence of the voters.
“If for any reason there remains 50 – 52 this would be a golden opportunity for Republicans who, with Mr. Trump leaving the presidency, could collaborate with President Biden ”, he stated.